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Vinath Oudomsine Sent To Prison Over Pokemon Card

Vinath Oudomsine was sentenced to three years in prison over a Pokemon card. Well not exactly as it seemed Vinath Oudomsine used $57,000 that he received from illegally getting a coronavirus grant loan to buy the Pokemon card. So as part of the agreement Vinath Oudomsine agreed to plead guilty to one count of wire fraud and had to give up the Pokemon card and received a three year prison sentence. Now I never knew that Pokemon cards were considered so valuable that 57,000 dollars would buy you a single card. I hope Vinath Oudomsine has made it up a good story to tell other prisoners why he is locked up for admitting the truth is going to get him a lot of odd looks

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Federal prosecutors say a man used a pandemic relief loan to buy a $57,000 Pokémon card.

Court records show Vinath Oudomsine is charged with lying on an application for a pandemic economic relief loan about the number of people his business employed and the company’s gross revenue. The Dublin, Georgia, man faces one count of wire fraud.

The court filing said Oudomsine received $85,000 in August of last year, and used the money to buy a Pokémon card for $57,789.

The Telegraph of Macon, Georgia, reports that defense lawyers issued a statement declining to talk about the case

Rare Pokémon cards can sell for thousands of dollars. Collectors have been bidding up prices for trading cards, video games and other mementos.

Dublin, a city of about 16,000 people, is located about 130 miles southeast of Atlanta.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/georgia-man-used-most-covid-business-loan-buy-57-000-n1282258

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A Laurens County, Georgia man has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting he lied to obtain a COVID-19 disaster relief loan, then used a large portion of the money to buy a collectible trading card.

Vinath Oudomsine, 31, of Dublin, Ga., was sentenced to 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of Wire Fraud, said David H. Estes, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. U.S. District Court Judge Dudley H. Bowen also fined Oudomsine $10,000, ordered him to pay restitution of $85,000, and to serve three years of supervised release after completion of his prison term.

There is no parole in the federal system.

“Congress appropriated funding to assist small businesses struggling through the challenges of a global pandemic,” said U.S. Attorney Estes. “Like moths to the flame, fraudsters like Oudomsine took advantage of these programs to line their own pockets – and with our law enforcement partners, we are holding him and others accountable for their greed.”

As described in court documents and testimony, starting on or around July 2020, Oudomsine applied to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) ostensibly for an “entertainment services” business in Dublin that Oudomsine claimed had 10 employees and gross revenues of $235,000 in the 12 months preceding the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of fraudulent representations on Oudomsine’s application, the SBA deposited $85,000 into Oudomsine’s bank account on Aug. 4, 2020. Oudomsine later used $57,789 of the funds to purchase a Pokémon trading card. Oudomsine agreed to forfeit the Pokémon card – “Charizard” – as part of the prosecution.

“The SBA Office of Inspector General continues to safeguard taxpayer dollars by protecting SBA programs from fraudsters seeking to gain access to pandemic assistance through deception,” said SBA OIG’s Special Agent in Charge Amaleka McCall-Brathwaite. “OIG remains committed to rooting out bad actors and protecting the integrity of SBA programs. I want to thank the U.S. Attorney’s Office and our law enforcement partners for their dedication and pursuit of justice.”

“COVID-19 disaster relief loans are issued by the government to help businesses struggling to survive during a pandemic, not to use for trivial collectible items,” said Philip Wislar, Acting Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta. “This sentence highlights the FBI’s commitment to aggressively pursue anyone who would abuse taxpayer dollars and divert them from citizens who desperately need them.”

Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at: https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General, and an investigator from the U.S. Attorney’s Office investigated the case. Oudomsine was prosecuted for the United States by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan A. Porter and Patrick J. Schwedler, and Asset Recovery Unit Chief Xavier A. Cunningham handled forfeiture in the case.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/georgia-man-who-used-covid-relief-funds-buy-pokemon-card-sentenced-prison

Seth Perrault Guilty Of Wife’s Murder

Former police officer Seth Perrault has been found guilty in the murder of his wife Amanda Perrault. According to court documents Seth Perrault initially reported the death of his wife Amanda Perrault as a suicide however his story would soon fall apart. Just days before Amanda’s death Seth Perrault has been released from jail on a domestic violence charge in which Amanda was the victim. Three days later Seth Perrault would fatally shoot Amanda. Seth Perrault who was on administrative leave following a previous incident of domestic violence would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole

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A former Georgia police officer who reported his wife’s death as a suicide has been found guilty of her murder.

The Putnam County District’s Attorney said a jury convicted Michael Seth Perrault on Friday for the 2020 shooting death of his wife Amanda.

Perrault worked as a patrolman with the Eatonton Police Department at the time of her murder.

Perrault was found guilty on charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault under the Georgia Family Violence Act and simple battery under the Georgia Family Violence Act.

The jury took less than three hours to reach a verdict.

On Feb. 3, 2020, Amanda Perrault was shot to death in the couple’s bedroom at their Lake Oconee home.

Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills told Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne that Perrault reported his wife’s death as a suicide.

However, Sills said his story didn’t add up and investigators obtained enough evidence to charge the former Eatonton officer with murder

Perrault was arrested on a domestic violence charge days before his wife’s murder, court records show. Amanda Perrault told police that her husband hit her in the face and pushed her in front of their daughter.

After the conviction was read Friday, a judge sentenced Perrault to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/ex-georgia-officer-reported-his-wifes-death-suicide-jury-found-him-guilty-murder/IO544SJK2JG65J44J2V4F3Y544/

Matthew Lanz Charged With Double Murder

Matthew Lanz has just been indicted for a double murder that took place in Georgia. According to police reports Matthew Lanz had been in a longstanding dispute with his neighbors that ended when Lanz broke into their home and murdered the couple. Matthew Lanz picked up an additional charge for leaving the murdered couple’s toddler alone with the bodies for hours until they were discovered. Now Matthew Lanz brother was Austin Lanz who near the Pentagon building would murder Officer George Gonzalez before turning the gun on himself. Matthew Lanz may also face more charges for stabbing a police officer in the neck. Would not be surprised for the Georgia prosecutor’s to seek the death penalty in this case

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A Cobb County grand jury has indicted a man in the alleged killings of his new neighbors — a firefighter and his wife — and with cruelty to the slain couple’s toddler, who he allegedly left alone in the home for hours after the murders.

Matthew Lanz, 22, of Acworth, is also accused of stabbing and wounding a police officer in neighboring Fulton County in November, two days after the alleged murders. Court records in Fulton County show the case is still pending.

Lanz’s 27-year-old brother, Austin William Lanz, was identified as the man who fatally stabbed a Pentagon police officer and shot himself with the officer’s gun last August.

Austin Lanz was arrested in April 2021 in connection with a break-in at a home that shares a back fence with his. The home was sold a few months later to Cherokee County firefighter Timothy Justin Hicks and Amber Hicks, both 31

The homeowner at the time of the break-in, Phillip Brent, has told The Associated Press it was a culmination of a long harassment campaign against Brent and his then-fiancee.

In the 13-count indictment Thursday, Matthew Lanz was charged with malice murder — killing with the intent to do so — of the Hickses on Nov. 17. Their bodies were found in their home the following day.

The indictment accuses him of causing their 2-year-old son physical and mental pain because the child was alone for 12 hours, “unable to feed himself, change his diaper, or get the attention of his parents.” When police found the child, he was physically unharmed.

Matthew Lanz is jailed without bond in Fulton County, where he was arrested Nov. 19 in the stabbing of a Sandy Springs police officer who responded to a burglary report. Investigators say other officers shot at Lanz, hitting him twice. The officer who was stabbed has since recovered and returned to duty.

Sandy Springs police have charged Lanz with 35 felony counts, including 10 each of attempted murder of a police officer, aggravated assault on a police officer, and felony obstruction.

Charges in Cobb County include tampering with evidence for allegedly removing shell casings from the murder scene.

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/jury-indicts-matthew-lanz-cobb-county-firefighter-murder

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Melissa Henderson Facing Prison For Letting Daughter Babysit

Melissa Henderson is a single mother from Georgia who allowed her fourteen year old daughter to babysit while she went to work and now she is facing jail time. According to police reports Melissa Henderson was working and due to the Covid pandemic typical forms of child care such as a nursery were closed so she allowed her daughter to watch her four younger siblings. Well one of the younger children decided to take a wander while the fourteen year old girl was on her computer for a remote learning session from her school. The younger sibling was found at a friend’s home by his older sister but for whatever reason the friend’s mother decided to call the police and Melissa Henderson was charged. Melissa Henderson is now facing charges and possibly a year in prison and a $1000 fine. By the way the legal age to babysit in Georgia is 13. Below is a gofundme to help with legal costs

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Melissa Henderson, who is a single mother of five, is facing a year in prison and a $1,000 fine after she left her children under the care of her oldest child, 14, while she went to work amid the pandemic.

Some people are calling her decision “reckless” while others are defending the mother’s actions.

Henderson said despite facing prison time, she will not accept a plea deal.

“I’m just gonna take each day as it comes because you can’t let things weigh on you like that,” she told NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield. “But you know, I just don’t feel that was right. So I’m not going to take the plea. I don’t feel that I did anything wrong.”

Henderson’s attorney, David DeLugas, told NewsNation’s Joe Donlon on Wednesday that his client’s case should be dismissed due to Georgia’s own child protection guidelines, which states children 13 years and older can take on the responsibility of babysitting.

“The mother did nothing wrong. In fact, the distinguishing point here is that the mother made a reasonable decision to leave her children in the care of the 14-year-old daughter,” DeLugas said.

Melissa Henderson, from Blairsville, Georgia, was left with very few options for child care when her children’s nursery was shut down in May 2020 due to the pandemic. In order to go to work, she decided to leave her daughter Linley in charge of her other siblings.

Linley was participating in remote learning when her 4-year-old brother Thaddeus slipped out of the house and went to his friend’s house down the street. About 10 to 15 minutes later, Linley noticed that her brother was gone, but quickly found him at the friend’s house.

The mother of the friend called the police to report the incident and Henderson was arrested two weeks later. She has been charged with criminal reckless conduct.

DeLugas said the charges against his client are unconstitutional.

“In 1997, the Georgia Supreme Court said that this statute is unconstitutional because it is vague. And more importantly, sheriffs and other law enforcement have too much discretion to decide what’s reckless and what’s not,” DeLugas said.

In the case, DeLugas said, a mom left her 11-year-old babysitting her younger sibling, who died in a tragic accident.

“So even then, the Supreme Court of Georgia said tragic, though it may be, it’s still not a crime for a mom to entrust a teenager with the care of a younger child. So … the statute was declared unconstitutional, and the charges were removed from that mom back in ’97. So that’s what makes this thing so pleasantly puzzling now.”

DeLugas has filed a motion to dismiss the case. He said he remains optimistic that the judge will take it into consideration. If not, DeLugas said he plans to appeal.

“I am going to appeal his decision not to grant it to the Georgia Supreme Court and let them wrestle with, ‘What’s the difference in the facts here versus the facts in 1997?’”

The case, which has been ongoing for two years, is weighing heavily on the family, according to DeLugas.

“It’s hanging over this family and it wears on the mom and even more … Linley, because she knows she’s responsible for what happened. Although again, nothing should have happened to her mom.”

To pay for Henderson’s legal expenses, a GoFundMe has been set up for her. The account so far has raised over $35,000.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southeast/single-mom-facing-prison-for-having-teen-daughter-babysit/

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Adarus Macio Black Teen Killer Arrested In Georgia

Adarus Macio Black an alleged teen killer was arrested in Georgia after nearly two years on the run for murder. Adarus Macio Black who was wanted by police in Ohio and the FBI was finally captured and soon will be brought back to Ohio to stand trial for the murder of Na’Kia Crawford in Akron. According to police reports Adarus Macio Black was in a vehicle when he pulled up to the vehicle Na’Kia Crawford was a passenger in and opened fire killing the eighteen year old woman. Later it was learned that Adarus Macio Black thought the vehicle belonged to a rival gang member.

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The man wanted for the murder of 18-year-old Na’Kia Crawford was found and arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Marshals say.

Adarus Macio Black,19, was identified as a suspect in the shooting death of Crawford in Akron. Police say she was shot several times in broad daylight at the corner of North Howard Street and North Street in June 2020.

Crawford was running errands with her grandmother at the time.

Jaion Bivins, 18, surrendered to police a few days after the crime.

Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force said they recently learned that Black was living in Atlanta under a fake name.

According to investigators, he was identified while leaving an apartment in the 100 block of Greyfield Lane and a Sandy Springs SWAT team arrested him during a traffic stop.

Investigators say Black had an AR type rifle in his possession at the time of the arrest.

U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott said, “Members of the task force and the Akron Police Department never gave up on this case. They knew that this suspect couldn’t hide forever and we knew we would have him in custody. This arrest will not bring Ms. Crawford back to her family but hopefully they find some peace knowing this suspect is behind bars.”

Black will stay in custody in Georgia until he’s extradited back to Ohio.

https://fox8.com/news/man-wanted-for-murder-of-nakia-crawford-arrested-in-georgia/